Format new internal hdd

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hey guys back again!! After finding out that my internal hdd was totaled fitted a new one. I used exactly the same hdd scorpio blue 1tb but now I am stuck on a formatting loop. DOH. Is there any way to format the drive externally at all?? Thanx in advance for any help or suggestions

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You can remove the HDD from the WDTV LIVE HUB enclosure. I and others have pointers on YouTube on how to take the device apart.

Then you have options:

  1. Plug it in a SATA connection on a desktop motherboard

  2. Get a USB to SATA connector along the lines of this
    Amazon.ca

I won’t suggest a portable HDD enclosure as this is a thick drive and am unsure if it would fit.

These options would allow you to format your HDD. Choose NTFS.

Reinstall HDD in device.

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Thanx Snowman . I have done this already and it STILL wants to format it. If I say yes to formatting , it just keeps saying ‘need to format internal drive’ and starts the ‘formatting’ loop until I cancel??

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hummmm…that don’t sound good…lol

What does it do if you power ON without the HDD attached?

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maybe try plugging the 1TB Scorpio drive back into your PC and delete all Partitions (making it a RAW drive [with no partitions or format … windows will only see it in Computer Management and not windows Explorer) then plug it back into the WDTV Live Hub and format it there.

i do know the WDTV Live Hub creates a few partitions [including some hidden partitions] … so doing the above is basically starting from scratch and letting the Live Hub do the formatting and partitions creation.

and/or maybe even try the Reset Hole underneath the Live Hub to reset it to Factory Defaults ?

edit: the live hub creates a “WDTVPriv partition” from info here

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Thanks guys but YET ANOTHER duff WD drive!! In contact with WD support as we speak.

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AMAZING!! Fitted a 120gb Hitachi hdd, saw it , formatted it and performing perfectly :slight_smile: